No country is immune from patronage systems and the related
endemic corruption. In the United States, the term "Tammany Hall" brings to
mind governmental benevolence dispensed on an uneven playing field in exchange
for money or favors. Even today, there are large municipalities run by machines...

"Top Chinese and Indian scientists, engineers, doctors and
mathematicians are going to find the U.S. welcome mat pulled further
away from their feet. Recent Department of State projections indicate
the line for persons born in China or India with Master’s degrees and
Ph.D.’s...

"In a March 22, 2012 meeting with Charlie Oppenheim, the Department of
State Visa Chief informed Mr. Ware that visa retrogression in the
Employment-Based 2nd preference category for nationals of India and
China is likely in May. Mr. Oppenheim now predicts that EB2 India and
China priority...

By Thomas Carey and Nancy C. Wilker, Ph.D.
As part of the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), a signatory country can allow someone to produce a patented product or process without the patent owner's consent. The grounds for justifying a grant of a compulsory...

Jan Pederson writes: "There have been credible reports that dozens of Indian
physicians who have been accepted into medical residency programs in the United
States to begin on July 1, 2012, are being denied J-1 visas to return to the
United States to undertake graduate medical education. Physicians...

Imagine you were born the child of a tea plucker on a
plantation in India. Your parents are functional illiterates who work long
hours for less than USD $2 per day to feed the family. If your family is lucky,
you will be able to eat just enough to live but remain malnourished. If one of
the unfortunate...

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DELHI (AP) - For more than 15 years, activist Himanshu Kumar worked to bring
food and health programs to the largely tribal areas of the Indian state of
Chattisgarh, the epicenter of a Maoist rebellion against the government. But in
2009, when he loudly complained about Full
version (available...

"The United States Embassy in India today announced it is implementing a new visa processing system throughout India that will further standardize procedures and will simplify fee payment and appointment scheduling through a new website at www.ustraveldocs.com/in. Minister Counselor for Consular...

By Philip D. Vasquez
In a recent white paper, I have outlined how India has proposed lucrative terms for foreign companies to come into India to help with shale gas development. As gas prices fall domestically, gas demands in countries such as India, China and Japan are at an all time high. The prolific...

"When you whistle, they dance," he said. "And they peck at your jewelry. They like gold, like most Indians."
In what may be the most bizarre Ponzi scheme in recent memory, more than 10,000 Indian investors are said to have lost $50 million after the collapse of what authorities...

" Following the success of the IWP, as part of continuing efforts to streamline the visa process, and to meet increased visa demand in India, the U.S. Mission is pleased to announce an expansion of the IWP. We expect this expansion to benefit thousands of visa applicants in India.
Under the current...

"America’s unofficial trade war against India might be coming to an end. For the last few years, US consulates across India have excessively scrutinized visa applicants in the H-1B and L categories. These refer to highly skilled professional workers and inter-company transfers, respectively...

Scott D. Pollock writes: "Here is a nice decision we got from the AAO that overturns a previous denial of an I-601 for both 212(a)(9)(B) and 212(i) waivers. The qualifying relative U.S. citizen husband is an entrepreneur who is engaged in expanding his network of small retail establishments. We...

By Samir Goswami
U.S. military bases overseas rely on contracted migrant labor for things like food services and laundry-a system that has long imperiled the rights of foreign workers serving the very missions that claim to promote freedom. Though President Obama this year pledged to crack down on...

"The drums of war are pounding. Prominent American companies, through a variety of business associations , are urging the Obama Administration and Congress to punish the Government of India for mounting hostile actions in a brewing trade war. ... My solution: The U.S. should enact legislation granting...

by Sumeet Kachwaha
Excerpt:
In the early 1990's India was confronted with a very bleak fiscal scenario. It took a bold decision to move away from its socialist path and embrace economic reform, liberalise the economy and attract foreign investment. As part of this effort, India entered into...

"The question of immigration benefits to same sex couples is still a far cry in India. India not only disallows same sex marriages, it also currently criminalizes relationships between same sex partners, terming them as unnatural." - Cyrus D. Mehta and Ramya Mahesh, Dec. 20, 2013 .

By John Goulios , Biswajit Chatterjee , Daniel Sharma, LL.M. , and Joywin Mathew
The winter session of the India parliament concluded on December 20,2013. Against the backdrop of the slowing growth rate and demands from the investment community for economic reforms, one critical piece of legislation...

This article was reprinted with permission from FCPA Professor
Yesterday the DOJ announced the unsealing of a criminal indictment charging six individuals “with participating in an alleged international racketeering conspiracy involving bribes of state and central government officials in India...

"The favorable factors in this matter are the extreme hardship the applicant's U.S. citizen spouse and child would face if the applicant were to relocate to India, regardless of whether they accompanied the applicant or stayed in the United States; community ties; support letters from the church...

Majority: "The IJ and the BIA determined that the government showed that there has been a fundamental change in circumstances such that Singh’s life or freedom would not be threatened on account of his race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion...

" A study issued by the National Foundation For American Policy confirms what we attorneys who work in the trenches have feared most. It was already been assumed that an L-1B case for an Indian national will face much higher scrutiny, and one was always prepared to put in a lot more work into such...

Cyrus D. Mehta and Anand G. Sinha, July 18, 2016 - "One does not need a degree in public policy or law to understand the basic premise behind the concept that the United States ought to make the attraction of the best and brightest individuals a paramount immigration policy. By enabling the most...

Class Certification Granted in Suit Over Legal Representation for Minors |
On June 24, 2016, a federal judge granted a request to certify a class of children in an ongoing suit against the Attorney General for failing to providing legal representation.
The main class certified by the court consists...